METEOR 2-17 DEB, 38285

Orbit data source: Space-Track

METEOR 2-17 DEB, 38285 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Sat, 30 Jan 1988 UTC launched from the Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR). Debris objects in space refer to the collection of defunct objects orbiting the Earth. Examples of debris include non-operational satellites, rocket bodies, and fragments generated from explosions, collisions, or faulty payload assembly.

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Identifier

38285, 1988-005AN

Orbit

LEO

Country

CIS

Related business

Russian Space Forces (RU)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1988-01-30 (38 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 11 hours ago

TLE from 11 hours ago

0 METEOR 2-17 DEB
1 38285U 88005AN  26136.75676692  .00001691  00000-0  11592-2 0  9990
2 38285  82.5447 313.3774 0011229 343.5933  16.4870 13.99035955206419

Epoch: 2026-05-16T18:09Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-16T18:09:44.661Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

166.47214°

Altitude

892.224 km

Speed

7.41 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 53m 30s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

13:35:13

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

902.433 km

Perigee altitude

886.101 km

Semi-major axis

7,272.404 km

Eccentricity

0.00112

Inclination

82.5447°

RAAN

313.3774°

Arg. of periapsis

343.5933°

True anomaly

16.52357°

Mean anomaly

16.487°

Eccentric anomaly

16.50528°

Mean motion

3.49966 °/min

Orbital period

102.87 mins

BSTAR

0.0011592

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Other satellites on launch #5 in the year 1988 (1988-01-30 UTC)

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METEOR 2-17 DEB Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
8 mins	2026-05-17 11:27:02.633Z	134.576° SE	2026-05-17 11:31:02.633Z	85.58° E	22.769°	2026-05-17 11:35:02.633Z	37.323° NE
9 mins	2026-05-17 13:10:02.633Z	217.368° SW	2026-05-17 13:14:02.633Z	272.134° WNW	33.555°	2026-05-17 13:19:02.633Z	349.758° N
6 mins	2026-05-17 22:14:02.633Z	41.956° NE	2026-05-17 22:16:02.633Z	65.503° ENE	16.788°	2026-05-17 22:20:02.633Z	109.164° ESE
10 mins	2026-05-17 23:56:02.633Z	343.198° N	2026-05-18 00:00:02.633Z	292.015° WNW	41.148°	2026-05-18 00:06:02.633Z	187.144° SSW

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METEOR 2-17 DEB, 38285

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 11 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-16T18:09:44.661Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #5 in the year 1988 (1988-01-30 UTC)

METEOR 2-17 DEB Visibility forecast

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